Disney said Monday that Jimmy Kimmel’s late-night talk show, which was unexpectedly canceled last week after the US government threatened broadcasters, will return on Tuesday.
Disney-owned ABC abruptly suspended Kimmel after conservatives criticized her remarks following the shooting death of Christian activist Charlie Kirk.
“Last Wednesday, we made the decision to suspend production on the show to avoid further inflaming a tense situation at an emotional moment for our country,” said a company statement.
“It is a decision we made because we felt some of the comments were ill-timed and thus insensitive.
“We have spent the last days having thoughtful conversations with Jimmy, and after those conversations, we reached the decision to return the show on Tuesday.”
Kimmel’s abrupt disappearance from the airwaves, apparently after government pressure on broadcasters who distribute ABC, sparked fury in liberal America, with opponents saying Kimmel had been targeted because he is a frequent critic of President Donald Trump.
Trump had celebrated Kimmel’s removal, calling it “Great News for America.”
Critics viewed it as the most recent development in the government’s encroaching control over free speech, which is both a constitutionally guaranteed right and an axiom for many Americans.
Those on the political right who frequently identify as Trump supporters, such as fiery journalist Tucker Carlson and conservative Texas senator Ted Cruz, were also unhappy.
Trump has frequently bemoaned the unfavorable media coverage of him, and he declared last week that he believed it to be “illegal.”
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